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In the year 1893
657 Notable birthdays
Gabrielle Petit
Belgian spy (1893-1916).
Born February 20th, 1893 in Tournai.
Died April 1st, 1916 at 23 years old in Brussels (gunshot wound).
Carlo Confalonieri
Italian cardinal of the roman catholic church (1893–1986).
Born July 25th, 1893 in Seveso.
Died August 1st, 1986 at 93 years old in Rome.
Milton Ager
American composer (1893–1979).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died May 6th, 1979 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Anna Timiryova
Russian painter and poet (1893-1975).
Born July 18th, 1893 in Kislovodsk.
Died January 31st, 1975 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Clemens Krauss
Austrian conductor and opera impresario (1893 - 1954).
Born March 31st, 1893 in Vienna.
Died May 16th, 1954 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
Dragiša Cvetković
Yugoslav politician (1893-1969).
Born January 15th, 1893 in Niš.
Died February 18th, 1969 at 76 years old in Paris.
Alan Arnold Griffith
British engineer (1893–1963).
Born June 13th, 1893 in London.
Died October 13th, 1963 at 70 years old in Farnborough.
E. R. Dodds
Irish classical scholar (1893–1979).
Born July 26th, 1893 in Banbridge.
Died April 8th, 1979 at 85 years old in Oxford.
Fedir Shchus
Ukrainian anarchist (1893–1921).
Born March 25th, 1893 in Velykomykhailivka.
Died June 13th, 1921 at 28 years old in Nedryhailiv.
Vera Kholodnaya
Ukrainian-born actress of imperial russian silent cinema (1893–1919).
Born August 5th, 1893 in Poltava.
Died February 17th, 1919 at 25 years old in Odesa (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Israel Joshua Singer
Polish american yiddish novelist and translator (1893-1944).
Born November 30th, 1893 in Biłgoraj.
Died February 10th, 1944 at 50 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Joe Rock
American actor and filmmaker (1893-1984).
Born December 25th, 1893 in New York City.
Died December 5th, 1984 at 90 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Alois Hába
Czech music educator and composer (1893-1973).
Born June 21st, 1893 in Vizovice. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1973 at 80 years old in Prague. [ref]
Arno von Lenski
German military officer (1893-1986).
Born July 20th, 1893 in Cimochy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died October 4th, 1986 at 93 years old in Eichwalde.
Battista Farina
Italian automobile designer (1893–1966).
Born November 2nd, 1893 in Turin.
Died April 3rd, 1966 at 72 years old in Lausanne.
Sinclair Weeks
American politician (1893-1972).
Born June 15th, 1893 in Newton.
Died February 7th, 1972 at 78 years old in Concord.
Ivan Wyschnegradsky
Russian composer (1893–1979).
Born May 16th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Paris.
Beauford H. Jester
American politician (1893-1949).
Born January 12th, 1893 in Corsicana.
Died July 11th, 1949 at 56 years old in Houston (myocardial infarction).
Edward Adelbert Doisy
American biochemist (1893-1986).
Born November 13th, 1893 in Hume.
Died October 23rd, 1986 at 92 years old in St. Louis.
Prince Viggo, Count of Rosenborg
Danish royal (1893–1970).
Born December 25th, 1893 in Copenhagen.
Died January 4th, 1970 at 76 years old in Ebeltoft.
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
German prince and equestrian (1893-1917).
Born April 6th, 1893 in Potsdam.
Died April 6th, 1917 at 24 years old in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.
Margaret Cole
English socialist politician (1893-1980).
Born May 6th, 1893 in Cambridge.
Died May 7th, 1980 at 87 years old in Goring-on-Thames.
S. N. Behrman
American writer (1893–1973).
Born June 9th, 1893 in Worcester.
Died September 9th, 1973 at 80 years old in New York City.
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Chinese musician (1893–1950).
Born August 17th, 1893 in Wuxi.
Died December 4th, 1950 at 57 years old in Wuxi.
Willoughby Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie
Military leader, viceroy (1893–1977).
Born September 26th, 1893 in Brompton.
Died May 25th, 1977 at 83 years old in Wantage.
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